Damsel Is Picking At Coral

[JakeKM]

Hey there...
I have a yellow tail damsel in my 24g jbj nano and it seems to be pulling off the tentacles on my green star polyps, any one had this same problem ?

Thanks, JakeKM

 

[seffieuk]

Hey there...
I have a yellow tail damsel in my 24g jbj nano and it seems to be pulling off the tentacles on my green star polyps, any one had this same problem ?

Thanks, JakeKM

Only one thing to do if you are sure it is him doing the damage - rehome him

seffie x

 

[JakeKM]

Hey there...
I have a yellow tail damsel in my 24g jbj nano and it seems to be pulling off the tentacles on my green star polyps, any one had this same problem ?

Thanks, JakeKM

Only one thing to do if you are sure it is him doing the damage - rehome him

seffie x

Thats what i'm planning on doing, take him back to the LFS...

Thanks, JakeKM

 

[Alex Brown]

My Humbug Damsel eats the Pussey Coral. But its so large and I'm always lopping bits off to grow as frags I dont mind.

 

[Lynden]

Some damselfish (e.g., Neoglyphidodon) regularly eat corals. Damselfish dentition is well capable of doing so. However, most of the time, if a damselfish attacks coral, they do so for territorial reasons or in order to expand their gardens. An example of the former would be when a clownfish attacks a coral that could compete with it's anemone.

 

[seffieuk]

Some damselfish (e.g., Neoglyphidodon) regularly eat corals. Damselfish dentition is well capable of doing so. However, most of the time, if a damselfish attacks coral, they do so for territorial reasons or in order to expand their gardens. An example of the former would be when a clownfish attacks a coral that could compete with it's anemone.

That's fasinating Lynden, will need to go and read up on that -

Seffie x